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“Kiss me and you’ll see how important I am.” – Sylvia Plath
Romance: an ardent emotional attachment between two people. A love affair.
Happy New Year to all!  It’s time for another great year here at the Romance/Love Newsletter.
Fleshing out a Romantic Heroine
There are certain qualities a heroine should embody and several types they can be.
Qualities:
Our romantic heroines should embody the following qualities: #1 she needs to be someone any other woman would like to be, and #2 she has to be someone the hero can love.
Types:
There are several types of romantic heroines that you can “model” your story’s heroine after. Let’s take a look at some of these types.
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The best characters resonate with the audience and that’s we, as authors, are striving for with our romantic heroine. Every heroine should always try to live up to the two qualities mentioned above, but how they do, well, that’s the spice which makes them work.
The Independent Heroine
She’s often bold and ambitious and tends to prefer to do things herself. This type of woman tends to resist getting involved in a romance, but when she does, she’s on a journey and it helps her to grow as a person and as a character in a big way.
The Dreamer
Our heroine believes in the power of love and thinks the glass is always half full. The clash comes when she meets that cynical hero who challenges all her ideals.
The Soulmate
She has a deep, seemingly fated connection to the hero. The trick is not to overly romantize her, but to take a realistic and nuanced approach to the romance. She’s perfect for our hero but the realization is part of the growth – for both of them.
The Femme Fatale
She exudes confidence, a hint of danger, and helps keep our hero on his toes using her charm and spice. She can be a little rough around the edges, so the trick with her is being able to portray deep vulnerability behind all that confidence.
These are only a few successful types of heroines you’ll find in romance writing. As a writer, it’s important to the reader that they feel what your heroine feels. This allows readers to connect to her as someone they would like to be. It’s also important to see her from the hero’s perspective because one of the things that makes the romance click is that the hero has found someone he can love.
Q for you: In the Hunger Games, who was Katniss’s soulmate – Gail or Peeta? Does Katniss fit into any of the types mentioned above?
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Jellyfish 
I look forward to planning for my holiday in February!  . As my birthday is at the start of February I always go on holiday at this time.
Claevyan  –
Winter Beauty:
The cold grey,
the misty eyes,
this is a moment I shall not compromise.
The soft white dusting
upon garden herbs,
a beauty no beast or wind disturbs.
A piercing chill
falls to the ground,
only here the great Winter beauty abounds.
stephen.ret
A number of cultures consider the New Year beginning with the Spring, with the emergence of New Life and New Opportunities. That’s what I like about the New Year. It’s a time to restart with a clean slate, and reemerge into the world.
StephBee is a 911 Dispatcher for LAPD. Her story, A Polish Heart, is now available on Amazon in print and Kindle. Can Darrin and Sofia find love or will an ocean keep them apart?
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